Ryu
Ryu was the 2352nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1320th with 130 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5 places. More babies were named Ryu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,352 boys, down 360 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012130 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,690babies recorded
Ryu popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2022.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,352 | 59 |
| 2020 | #1,992 | 72 |
| 2010 | #2,139 | 63 |
| 2000 | #2,667 | 35 |
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How popular is Ryu, counting every spelling?
Ryu is the most common spelling of a name family that had 59 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 59 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryu | 59 | #2,352 | 411 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ryu?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ryu (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ryu born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ryu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ryu?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Ryu are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Ryu a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ryu by state
How common Ryu was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ryu: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ryu, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ryu
How popular is the name Ryu?
Ryu was the 2352nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1320th with 130 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5 places. More babies were named Ryu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ryu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ryu in the US.
Where is Ryu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ryu was most common in Hawaii (0.45 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and California.